quirted

past tense of quirt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quirted
Verb
  • But bad news continued as a leading ratings agency slashed its outlook for BMW to negative from stable, as analysts wondered if the German manufacturing base might be under threat.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Governor Kathy Hochul separately slashed the Manhattan shuttle-bus fare from $80 to $20, meaning two of the most powerful governors in the country spent the spring competing to subsidize FIFA, a private organization.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • In 2015, Richie switched to patrol operations.
    Christa Swanson, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Hale, meanwhile, switched parties last year, arguing that running as a Republican will better his chances at beating Moore.
    Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • With two strikes and two outs in the ninth inning, Turner lashed a single to center.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Photos of Hammett in the garment eventually caught the attention of Swifties, who lashed out at the guitarist on Reddit and social media.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Haaland leaped and whipped a header toward the corner of the net — only for the goalkeeper to make a save.
    Tim Rohan, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • The menu features Mediterranean delicacies, starting with mezze like hummus, muhammara (a walnut and red pepper dip) and whipped feta spreads.
    Connie Ogle June 19, Miami Herald, 19 June 2026
Verb
  • Crow-Armstrong flailed and pounded the offering into the ground.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • The 7-foot-4 phenom then flailed his right arm back and struck Reid in the neck.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • The 54-year-old, who had only been in charge since January, watched on as his side was thrashed 5-1 by Sweden.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
  • Not Taylor Swift, not Timothée Chalamet, not any of the Wall Street masters of the universe and the Big Law partners and the Hollywood celebrities who thrashed violently in their seats when OG Anunoby came flying in as a deliverance — his fingertips seemingly sent from heaven.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Blond, blue-eyed and perpetually tanned, Harmon served as Groucho Marx’s assistant on the 1961 CBS game show Tell It to Groucho, then starred as a girl in Hawaii who gets mixed up in a robbery in the beach party movie One Way Wahine (1965).
    Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 15 Apr. 2026
  • His skin is tanned, similar to a Lunarian king.
    Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • These scourged the poor harder than anyone else.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Quirted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quirted. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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